Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-22
ACCEPTED.
THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
FULLY SATISFIED
With Yesterdays Test Of the Crsmatry, and
Recommends that it Be Taken OF the
Contractors Hands.

The Council Committee on Health met
at the City Hall last evening, Health OFF,
Ger Reed, Crematory Keeper Serig and
Contractor NJ. V. Smith beng also on
hand. The members of the committee and
the Health Officer announced that the final
test of the furnace, made yesterday, had
fully demonstrated its capacity and use
fitness, and after a short discussion a res
olution was offered by DR.. Ulrich and
adopted recommending that Council take
the furnace off Mr.. Smiths hands, this
being supplemented by another resolution,
asking Council to instruct the City Clerk
to draw his order on the Receiver
in favor OF Mr.. Smith for Sl,049.5 80, the
balance due him on account Of cOn-
struction. A third resolution was then
adopted, recommending to Council that
the furnace be removed from its present
location to one more convenient of access.
This is the Sacond time the Committee
has made this recommendation, a former
resolution to the same effect having been
tabled in the Second Branch. It is fair to
presume the same disposition will he made
of this second expression of opinion on the
part of the members of the Health Com
mIttee.
Before the Committee adjourned Con-
tractor Smith took occasion to make a
brief address TO the Committee, in the
course of which he very highly coRpll-
mented Mr.. Serig, saying he was the right
man for the place and would do good
work.
During the ourse OF the
meeting Mr.. Davis, OF the
committee, who had not been entirely sat
isfed with the behavior OF the crematory
under former tests, took occasion TO say
that he was thoroughly convinced the
furnace would do what was claimed Tor IT.
The committee was unanimous IN It's rec
concentrations to Council.
The third and final test OF the furnace
was made by Contractor Smith and MT
| Long, Yesterday, in the presence OF Health
Officer Ried, Ex-Health Officer Garrison, a
number of members of Council, and a hall
dozen visitors, these latter being Health
Officer Crosby Grey, Of Pittsburgh, and
Messrs. ii. P. McGregOr, n. Jones and Drs,
Green, Thomas and Dunn, Of the
| Pittsburgh Board of Health. Councilman
Conroy, OF Washington, Pa, was
also present. T%hirty-four barrels
of liquid nightsOil had been pro-
vided by DR.. Reed, and about 9 O'Clock a
charge of seventeen barrels, about tourand
a quarter tons, of stuff was dumped into
the furnace, nearly two hours being Occu-
pied in the charging, owing to the absence
of proper facilities. About III o'clock the
work was completed, and at HIS the gas
was turned on. The long period occupied
in charging resulted in the furnace being
somewhat chilled, but when the gas was
turned on the process OF reduction was
very rapid. In about half an hour the
water had been entirely driven of, and In
q few moments more nothing remained but
a quantity of ashes and Stag.
Without removing this Stag, another
charge of the same amount was put INTO
the furnace, and the process was repeated,
to the complete satifaction OF all present,
1t must be understood that, owing to
the talk of removing the furnace, and the
consequent failure to provide proper faCil-
tiles for charging and cleaning, the
work was necessarily somewhat dlfh-
cult aud slow, but once the location is
definitely settled, and the proper plat
forms, tanks, etc, are provided, sew
enteen barrels of night soil can be run INTO
the furnace in from three to five minutes.
The barrel nuisance, also, will have to be
done away with, and alright tanks sub
stituted.
IfCouncil will settle the removal matter
oucc for all, tonight, the buildings, plat
forms, crane, etc, now here, will be put
up at once, and the furnace will be in com
plete working order.
Mayor Seabsight yesterday received a
letter from Sag Harbor, Michigan, making
enquiries about the furnace, its workings,
etc, and similar letters have been received
by Health Officer Reed from a number OF
other points in this country and Canada.